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BJBjak is a technology company focused on making financial services transparent, efficient, and inclusive, and is the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia, headquartered in Malaysia. They help millions find the best value insurance policies by simplifying access through technology.
Employee count: 51-200
📍 Working arrangement: United States (Remote - work from anywhere in the US)
At BJAK, we’re using AI to make insurance and financial services easier to access, understand, and afford for millions across Southeast Asia. As a Founding AI/ML Software Engineer, you’ll help build the intelligent systems that power this mission - from personalized recommendations and fraud detection to automation and search.
This is a remote role based in United States, working closely with our HQ in Malaysia and regional teams across Southeast Asia. You’ll join a fast-paced, flat team structure where your execution and ideas shape real-world outcomes every day.
Your work will directly impact user experience, efficiency, and platform intelligence
You’ll contribute to production-grade AI systems that serve millions
You’ll collaborate across functions and build scalable ML tools from the ground up
You’ll grow quickly in a lean, high-impact engineering environment
Work with product, data, and engineering teams to define ML goals and technical strategies
Design, build, and deploy machine learning models that power personalization, automation, and insight generation
Manage the ML lifecycle: data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and deployment
Build scalable ML infrastructure and deployment pipelines
Integrate ML outputs into user-facing products and backend systems
Stay current with AI/ML trends and apply relevant innovations into our stack
Contribute to debugging, testing, and optimization of production ML systems
Take full ownership - you don’t just build models, you make sure they drive real-world results
Are a self-starter who figures things out fast, even when there’s no manual or roadmap
Move with urgency - you adapt quickly, ship fast, and improve even faster
Own problems end-to-end - from messy data to deployment, and everything in between
Bring a team-first attitude - you’re humble, helpful, and raise the bar for those around you
Push through chaos - startup pace, shifting priorities, and ambiguity don’t throw you off
Learn obsessively and share openly - you level up fast and help others do the same
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
2 - 4 years of experience in machine learning or backend software development
Experience using frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn
Solid understanding of ML workflows: data cleaning, model development, tuning, evaluation
Familiar with model deployment, API development, or real-world ML integration
Experience with tools like Google Colab, Jupyter, and cloud ML platforms
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Must be based in US and open to remote collaboration across time zones
Experience with NLP, computer vision, or recommendation systems
Familiarity with cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Background working in a high-growth startup or agile product environment
Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
Flexible, fully remote work arrangement from anywhere in the US
Direct impact - your work reaches millions of users across Asia
Flat structure - your voice is heard, your contributions are seen
Opportunities for rapid personal and technical growth
Regional exposure and collaboration across Southeast Asia
BJAK is Southeast Asia’s largest digital insurance platform, helping millions of users access affordable, transparent financial protection. Headquartered in Malaysia, with operations in Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan, we simplify financial services using AI, automation, and smart APIs. We're building the next generation of intelligent systems to make finance better, faster, and fairer for everyone.
If you’re excited about building ML systems that solve real-world problems at scale - and thrive in a high-impact, mission-driven team - we’d love to hear from you.
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Bjak is a technology company focused on making financial services transparent, efficient, and inclusive. Our customers in ASEAN often face challenges in accessing affordable and sustainable financial services, which is why we are dedicated to developing innovative platforms and services to address these needs. Headquartered in Malaysia, Bjak has become the largest insurance portal in Southeast Asia. Our primary platform, Bjak.com, empowers millions of users to find insurance policies that offer the best value and the most comprehensive coverage tailored to their individual requirements. We understand that navigating the complexities of insurance can be daunting, so we've invested heavily in technology like Custom APIs, blockchain, trading systems, and data science. These investments enable us to provide easy access to financial services that were previously inaccessible or difficult to understand, simplifying the entire process for our users.
Our core strength lies in our ability to navigate complex regulatory environments and create pioneering products. For example, Bjak is the first platform globally to simplify and digitize comprehensive life and medical insurance, supported by an AI agent, making these crucial services more approachable. We help Malaysian vehicle owners save significantly on their annual car insurance renewals by allowing them to compare offers from over 10 insurance and takaful operators in under five minutes. This commitment to customer savings and convenience has resulted in millions of users signing up and benefiting from our services. We strive to continuously improve our platform to simplify the online insurance purchase experience, allowing users to choose, compare, and customize their insurance products swiftly and efficiently. Our mission is to make insurance easy, accessible, and rewarding for everyone, fostering a shared and open ecosystem that promotes equality and security in financial services.
Learn about the tools and technologies that Bjak uses to build, market, and sell its products.
NestJS
JavaScript
HTML5
ExpressJS
GraphQL
TypeScript
Twitter Ads
Google Tag Manager
Postman
Selenium
MySQL
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BJ51-200 employees
2019
GTUnited States onlyEmployee count: 5000+
Salary: 184k-263k USD
FRUnited States onlyEmployee count: 501-1000
Salary: 162k-247k USD
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